About the Trust

Set up in September 2009, Aotearoa Buddhist Education Trust aims to allow more New Zealanders to attend more retreats and workshops offered by highly-regarded insight meditation teachers, more often and more affordably.

Until now the main barrier has been the cost of bringing teachers from overseas.

In discussion, the question arose: what if there was a way of collecting funds in advance for the teachers’ air fares, covering the whole fare by donations rather than this being a major component of the expense of each retreat?

Enter Aotearoa Buddhist Education Trust...

Every dollar of your donation for a teacher the Trust receives will be used to bring that teacher to New Zealand and support the retreats they offer.

If the amount raised for a teacher more than meets their travel costs, what you have given will reduce the retreat cost even further for everyone attending these retreats, making them even more affordable.

If you want to support all the teachers, you should donate to the general fund. This fund will be managed carefully to support as many teachers and retreats as possible, and will be used to cover the costs of running the trust.